English
femorrhoid
Blend of female + hemorrhoid.
A blend of female + hemorrhoid
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle’
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Medieval Latin fēmella ‘a female’
Old French femele
Middle English femele
Middle English female
English female
Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow’
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Ancient Greek αἱμορροΐς ‘veins liable to discharge blood, especially…’
Latin haemorrhoidae
Old French emorroides
Middle English emerowdes
English hemorrhoid
Today it means
noun A term of abuse against women.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / femorrhoid